America has always prided itself on being the land of the free. ... Handguns aren't the only type of firearm that the courts believe we have a legal right to own. ... We are actually fairly late to the gun registration party. ... Instead of supporting it, Americans should understand the consequences of gun registration, and put an end to it before it's too late. ... Fortunately, former Police Chief Jeanne Assam drew her firearm and wounded the gunman before he could kill anyone else. ...

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"We universally and consistently oppose the death penalty, in all circumstances. ... However these anomalies were swept away with the passing of the Crimes (Death Penalty Abolition) Amendment Act, 1985. ... On this occasion 95 per cent of the respondents were in favor of the reintroduction of capital punishment. ... In Queensland, for example, in the decade prior to the abolition of capital punishment (1912-21), there were 131 murders, whereas in the decade following abolition (1923-32) there were 129 murders. ... In Canada, the homicide rate fell from a peak of 3.09 per 100,000 population in ...

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Before you can learn about how it applies today and its future, you must know its past. ... Like in Egypt, this code was different for the noble, free men, and slaves. ... We were majorly influenced by their decisions and ideas on crime. But what did you expect from a country who basically founded what we know as the United States that we live in today. ... But we couldn't allow criminals free just because there was no longer a death penalty. ...

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Capital punishment, to many people, seem cruel and unusual, but its purpose is to punish those who committed such horrendous crimes as murder and to make people who would otherwise commit these violent acts think twice before they go out and commit crimes such as murder. Although in the past, the number of crimes that were subjected to capital punishment, defined simply as the death penalty for a crime, were outrageous. Amendments were made to reflect the changes in the society's views on the morality of capital punishment. ... "In the United States alone there have been 4047 ex...

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In 2002 seventy-one inmates were executed, five more than the year before. ... Fifty-three were white and eighteen were black. Sixty-nine were men and two were women. ... At the end of 2002 there were 3,557 prisoners under the sentence of death in our country, twenty fewer than the year before. ... There are more people on death row now then there has ever been before. ...

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Before the Pardon Board, Pat's new lawyer, Millard Farmer, states the ineffectiveness of the state appointed lawyer, almost to the point of claiming he was totally incompetent and should have never been before a judge trying a case in which the death penalty was sought. ... In 1989 there were 249 homicides in New Orleans alone, eighty-five percent of these victims were black. Only sixteen offenders were convicted and jailed. ... Why should such a moral dilemma come into play on every case brought before the governor? ... Legally Parole Boards, made up of five members have the choice to ...

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But how can we overcome discrimination while the forces that protect us are one of the major causes? ... Department of Justice report stated that in 1999, African Americans were 20% more likely to be stopped than white Americans, and police were more than twice as likely to search the car of an African American or Hispanic driver than a white driver. ... Of the nearly 12,000 full-time state court judges across the country, only 465 were African American, and 150 were Latino in 1991. In a 2000 Census, the percentage of judges who were white calculate to 83.2%, 8.8% were African American, and Hi...

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If Osama bin Laden were caught and executed then more Americans would feel better flying in airplanes. ... Wrongly accusing people has been done before. ... Letting them go free is obviously out of the question. ... Before one considers the death penalty as punishment for a grave crime, one must reflect upon the purpose of any form of punishment."... Member Ted Gausmann state, "First, we must understand the context of this verse. ...

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"If someone deserves to die, does it mean that we have the right to kill him? ... If executions were made public, America would see the torture we put Americans through and be so ashamed by it that they would want the government to abolish the law. ... If we did sink to the level of the criminal, it shows that we have no morals. ... Many questions have to be answered before making a final judgment about the morality of the death penalty (Williams, 2000). ... Capital punishment fails to successfully fight crime and to construct a society that is free from crime. ...

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Jon Manning: If capital punishment were carried out more it would prove to be the crime deterrent it was partly intended. Most criminals would think twice before committing murder if they knew their own lives was at stake. ... In 1994 there were 2,850 persons awaiting execution. ...

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This was of course before the industrial revolution when goods began to be mass-produced, creating the opportunity to steal more, and also to sell more: "The growth of mass-produced and mass-owned consumer goods, of which there is little chance of being traced or recognized by the owner, paved the way for "receivers" who on a large scale buy stolen property to resell it, often at a distance or after a time has elapsed, for a handsome profit."... According to The Fence, there was little chance of being caught when dealing in mass-produced goods, so the benefits of committing a crime outweighed...

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In response to perceived elevation in juvenile crime and school violence, the Clinton Administration signed into law the Gun-Free Schools act of 1994. ... Legal rhetoric and media outlets painted an image of the murderous, impulse driven juvenile, permeating fear throughout American society; juvenile arrests skyrocketed, more juveniles were transferred to adult court than ever before, and previously non-threatening environments became criminalized. ... This increased fear of violence was problematic and many were concerned that the quality of education, as well as the school environment, would...

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To look back at the last century we can see an explosion in books on true crime and a growth in the fields of psychology, sociology, and criminology. ... It is by the before mentioned criterion that we have selected the worst crimes of the century. ... Never before in American history had a violent crime had the effect that the Oklahoma City bombing had. Many people died, more were injured. ... The victims were often members" relat...

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